Reggie’s breakup with Kim Kardashian took a toll on him but Mayra has helped him recover.
“Mayra is a confident woman and has no problem being compared to Kim Kardashian,” a source close to Mayra told RadarOnline.com. “There is no question Kim and Mayra are both sexy and beautiful women.”
Mayra and Reggie met in 2006 at Cedar Sinai Sports Spectacular in Los Angeles. There was an immediate spark between the pair and a lasting chemistry.
Soon after, Kim and Reggie became the hot new Hollywood couple, so Mayra gave him his space but they still spoke on the phone regularly. Things began heating up after the break up.
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A few months after their break up, Mayra Veronica gave an interview to OK! Magazine about her former relationship with Reggie Bush.
Was there an initial attraction between you and Reggie?
We met at a sports event six years ago in Century City in California. Was there an attraction? Of course. Reggie grew up in San Diego around Latins and loves the Latina look. Plus, he's very handsome and charming, so of course, I was attracted! What's not to like?
What happened next?
We began talking, but I was involved with someone else. I couldn't even give him what he deserved, although I wished I could have. I had been in a relationship for a really long time — 12 years — and have always been hesitant about being with someone in the limelight. There's enough of the industry with me, so I always look for someone outside of it. [I didn't realize] Reggie is actually very outside of it; he's not the limelight-seeking type, which is one of the things I admire about him.
After that?
A year later, Reggie met Kim Kardashian, who's got the same type of look that he's into: dark hair, curvy. She looked Latin, although she's Armenian. I was happy for his relationship, but I always felt he deserved someone who was 100 percent dedicated to him, and I often told him that. I felt he needed a girl that would make him the center of her world. When you are in the entertainment world, it's hard to do that for someone when you are more enthralled with your career; which was also the case with me. We were friends while they were together. We did talk very often. I actually received a message from Kim, after I responded to one of his e-mails, telling me to stop replying to Reggie. I explained to her it wasn't my style to be with him while he was involved with her.